The New Paper, 29 December 2003

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    29 1 the new paper MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2003 Press Holdings Website: newpaper.asial.com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: 1800- 7 33 44 55 MITA (P) 025/03/2003 60 CENTS 8 *****1%***** the new paper
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      Lock icon She got families together to beat Boeing
      937 2  -  SILKAIR CRASH O-level mum of victim, operating out of two-room rented flat, acts as liaison between victims' families and lawyers suing Boeing Buys a second-hand fax machine with meagre savings, learns how to use computer Five years later, Boeing agrees to compensate families
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      Lock icon Son's dreams became her dreams
      239 2 MADAM Junitha was closest to her eldest, son, Mr Mohammed Malik (right). She said: "Before wewent to bed every night, we used to talk about everything. "He used to tellmel didn't have to worry about the education tif'vnf other tiro children, as he wotu<Ha& care
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      Lock icon Boeing settles US lawsuits
      204 2 ON Dec 16, The New Paper reported that the families have reached a tentative settlement with Boeing. Mr Tom Ellis, of the Nolan Law Group, said all next-of-kin who filed lawsuits against Boeing have approved the negotiated settlement terms. He added: 'The amount to be paid
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      Lock icon Bad blood over Bad Friend VCD sets
      747 3  -  TS Laser wins court case against Poh Kim Video but is dissatisfied with 'lenient fine' By Desmond Ng desmondn @sph. com. sg CALL it the Clash of the Titans between two major VCD retailers here. In one corner is Poh Kim Video which
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      10 2 What's on TV? Pages 42 43 News IQ: Page 34
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      Lock icon Seeing things through sounds
      589 5  -  S'porean invention can 'see' underwater and detect potential enemies silently By Teh Jen Lee jenlee@sph. com.sg THE sound that comes from shrimps is music to Associate Professor John Potter's ears. No, the National University of Singapore don is not trying to create an underwater symphony a
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      Lock icon Family of 4 lives on boat
      426 5 THOSE who know Dr John Potter will not be surprised that he has come up with an invention that has something to do with the sea. You see, he is a sea lover he not only swims in it, he lives on it. For
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      Lock icon Teacher's touching letter makes mum cry
      763 6  -  The teacher also: Writes personalised letters to each of her 38 students Makes them little cards stating each student's good qualities Sends them birthday cards, SMS messages of encouragement and photos of class outings REPORT AND PICTURE By Cynthia Loh Cynthia Loh cynloh&sph.com.sg IT
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      Lock icon You can now buy exotic birds, legally
      743 8  -  eci WATCH By Teh Jen Lee jenlee@sph.com.sg FANCY feeding Polly the African grey parrot a cracker? Exotic bird enthusiasts will be glad to know that they can get feathered pets which are born and bred here. The Agri-Food and Vatorinary Authority (AVA) has
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      Lock icon BIRDS OF PREY GO, REST CAN STAY
      152 9 THE flamingoes and cockatoos can stay but the raptors have to go. In October, a New Paper reader called Hotline 1800-7-33-44-55 after spotting tens of exotic birds in a house at East Coast. These included parrots, toucans, hornbills, and even crowned cranes from
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      Lock icon Restoring old books and designing websites
      631 10  -  Businesses staffed by disabled grow beyond making greeting cards Lee Tee Jong teejong@sph.com.sg THEY may be wheelchair-bound or have other physical disabilities. But they are helping welfare organisations here run profitable businesses with a total turnover of over $300,000 a year. Take a workshop
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      107 14  -  By Azhar Ghani tnp@sph.com.sg IF one were to look back, the year 2003 would be remembered for the "S"s that dominated the headlines. We had Sars, and of course, Saddam. Both were bad news but fret not. This coming year, another "S" is likely to be the
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      Lock icon 5 PER CENT GST
      79 14 In 2002, the Government wanted to raise the GST to 5 per cent from the original 3 per cent to offset cuts made to personal and corporate income taxes. But after an outcry by consumers and businesses hit by the economic downturn, it decided to phase
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      Lock icon CPF CHANGES
      48 14 The CPF salary ceiling for contributions will be lowered from $6,000 to $5,500 in January 2004. This comes soon after the cut in the employers' contribution rate in October 2003. The changes are part of the Government's move to make the business environment here more competitive.
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      Lock icon NEW SCHOOL YEAR
      99 14 Jan 1 will not only be a new "school year" but also a "new school" year. About 160 Secondary 1 and 2 students will become pioneers at the new Sports School, which offers serious sports training with mainstream academic subjects. Elsewhere, four alternative programmes allowing students to
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      Lock icon HELP FROM GOVT
      126 14 If you're one of the 400,000 Singaporeans who haven't topped up your CPF account before Jan 1, you will miss out on the second lot of Economic Restructing Shares (ERS) to be given out by the Government at the beginning of 2004. Singaporeans who qualify for the
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      Lock icon US-SINGAPORE FTA
      118 14 The US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) will kick in come January, making American-made goods cheaper. Like all other FT As, the USSFTA will open up opportunities for Singapore businesses and gives the country as a whole an additional competitive edge. Singapore's businesses stand to gain $200 million to
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      Lock icon STOP AT TWO?
      71 14 Sometime in January, the first batch of 13 Jemaah Islamiyah operatives rounded up in December 2001, will have served the full two years of their detention orders under the Internal Security Act. A review will be in order. Though the 31 detainees the second batch was rounded
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      Lock icon WAGE RESTRUCTURING REPORT
      56 14 Chaired by the permanent secretary Yong Ying-I of the Ministry of Manpower, the tripartite task force formed in July 2003 to work on wage restructuring will be releasing its first report in January. With wage reforms often touted as the best defence against layoffs, the report will
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      Lock icon LESS TIME TO BE JET-LAGGED
      81 14 On Feb 3, Singapore Airlines renowned for its in-flight service and entertainment will be making aviation history with the world's longest non-stop commercial flight. The 16- to 18 Vi-hour flight from Changi Airport to Los Angeles will be made on SlA's new long-haul Airbus 345-500,
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      Lock icon SEX IN THE (LION) CITY?
      122 15 In November, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang said that guidelines on the new film ratings system and content allowed in plays will be ready in early 2004. The guidelines will take into account the proposals made by the Censorship Review
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      Lock icon CHEAPER WAY TO FLY
      68 15 If everything proceeds as planned, regional air travel will be getting cheaper in 2004 with two Singapore-based budget airlines ValuAir and Tiger Airways both aiming to claim a piece of the skies in 2004. ValuAir will be the first off, with the second quarter of 2004
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      Lock icon BUDGET DAY
      90 15 For the last three years, Singapore has been running a Budget deficit a rare occurrence, given the Government's long-standing prudent fiscal policy. Will it be the same again in 2004? What most observers agree on is that Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lee Hsien Loong will almost
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      109 15 As the Captain predicts fair weather ahead, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is expected to announce when he will hand over the ship after the first quarter of next year. "Political transition is on track...At the moment lam open. I do not have any date in mind," he
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    Lock icon Brit police arrest driver, but he shoots them
    496 16 He kills one policeman, injures another WORLD IT was meant to be a routine traffic check. The two traffic policemen had gone to investigate a BMW that they noticed was parked strangely. But they didn't expect the driver to shoot them. One
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    277 18 Extreme skydiving: Illegal in many countries, but in Malaysia they're... MALAYSIA AP. THEY hurl themselves into the air, free-fall for about four seconds before opening their single parachutes and landing on the ground. The whole ride lasts only about a minute, so there's no time to
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      155 20 A STRONG wind caused the petrol station to collapse. Three narcotics officers and a female employee were left in deep shock. The building had fallen on the men's van. They were inside, but managed to escape unscathed. The incident took place
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      251 20 PARENTS be warned. If you happen to see your children with air fresheners, remove it from them and keep a watch. The Australian reported that air fresheners are being used by children as a drug in Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, it caused three
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      Lock icon Missing girl, 8, found after 50 hours in jungle
      486 22 IN MALAYSIA: IT will be an experience Nur Fatihah Ibrahim will not forget in a long time. The 8-year-old went missing in the jungles near Mengkaung Dam in Bukit Mertajam on Thursday. She was found 50 hours later. The Star reported
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      Lock icon They carried dead baby in bag for 5 months
      256 22 THEY had eloped. And then the Japanese couple were so afraid of being found by their parents that they carried the body of their dead baby girl in a bag for about five months. The Daily Yomiuri reported that Hitoshi Yoshikata,
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      Lock icon He takes hostages, threatens to blow it up
      365 23 RESTAURANT WOULDN'T PAY HIM FOR DECORATING WORK 50... THE man was vexed. He and his team of interior designers had spent a lot of time working on the restaurant. But the manager refused to pay him for the work. The restaurant's owner
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      Lock icon 'Greetings' erupts into political row
      487 24 IT'S Christmas and quite normal for heads of states to send greetings to one another. However, here's a tale of a "Christmas greeting" which has erupted into a diplomatic row. But, in the first place, did British Prime Minister Tony Blair send season's greetings to
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      Lock icon Buck up, Indian beauties
      261 24 THE lethargy that sets in between national and international contests has cost India at least nine international beauty titles, say industry professionals. "I think it's high time we introspect and pinpoint what is lacking in our preparations," leading fashion choreographer Vidyun Singh told Hindustan Times Tabloid.
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      Lock icon Trainee soldiers forced to become sex slaves
      517 26 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS IN ZIMBABWE CLAIM: DEBBIE Siyangapi is only 22, but she has a dark secret. In March, at the pulpit in an Anglican church in Zimbabwe's second-largest city, she spoke of how she was forced into sexual slavery. Ms Siyangapi said
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      Lock icon British comedians show bias towards Muslim faith
      236 27 ITS no laughing matter when it comes to the Muslim faith. British comedians and satirists are said to have become "timid", "cautious" and "self-censoring" where the Islamic faith is concerned, reported The Times. However, Christianity and other religions are not shown the same
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      Lock icon Football team names spark controversy
      193 27 A GROUP of young men in the US who decided to organise a football tournament in January have run into a controversy with political and religious overtones. While the tournament is called Muslim Football, it is not limited to Muslims. But the problem is team
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      Lock icon 'I was joking when I said my husband wrote it'
      522 28 US First Lady denies husband wrote this poem. She also speaks about US anxiety AP. ROSES are red Violets are blue But with a poem like that What do you do? Backtrack quickly and deny he wrote it, of course.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Real English king an Aussie
      392 30 New research by historian shows: THIS should give the Brits a nightmare of enormous proportions. The "poms", as Australians call them, would most likely be cringing in disbelief when they hear the news. You see, sitting in his home in Jerilderie, 640 km southwest of
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      Lock icon RESEARCH CLAIM: KING WAS FRENCH ARCHER'S SON
      197 30 DR JONES, one of Britain's leading historians, believes he has proved through painstaking research that the Royal Family's right to rule is based on a lie. He says King Edward IV, who reigned from 1461 to 1483, was not of royal blood; he
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      Lock icon British couple caught in sex romp in plane's loo
      311 31 THE toilet on the plane had been locked for more than 15 minutes. And when grunts and groans were heard through the door, an air steward decided to investigate. When he unlocked the door from the outside, a naked couple was
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      314 32 SARS DANGER NOT OVER YET BUT- THE epidemic may be over but countries are not taking any chances with Sars. China has stepped up a nationwide alert for a possible fresh outbreak after a patient in a Guangzhou hospital was suspected of contracting the disease. It has
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      144 32 LAST WEEK: Singapore shares drifted higher in a holiday-shortened week. November factory output came in 7.7 per cent higher than last year. This is less than half the 20 per cent expected. But the outlook for healthy growth in 2004 remains. In the US, a cow contracted mad
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      75 32 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong said many opposition politicians emerge from nowhere into the limelight, but do not last long. He said: "But after one, two years, everybody had a measure of those bright stars and those bright stars have a lot of flaws." He did
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      69 32 MORE students may be able to take more demanding (or "higher") mother tongue courses. The ministry is looking into revising some of the eligibility criteria to allow this. At the same time, it is exploring the possibility of letting more students take less demanding mother tongue courses
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      86 32 IN an economic slump, they are the first to go, so fewer intellectually disabled people are working now, said the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore. In the '90s, between 20 and 30 a year would be working, but only 10 to 12 have jobs
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      69 32 PRIVATE investigators that Streats spoke to say that almost 90 per cent of extramarital affairs are exposed through clues left in handphones. Clients often cite suspicious SMS messages and handphone calls their spouses receive as reasons for wanting them investigated. One lawyer said that although SMS messages can
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      65 32 SINGAPORE should ride on the back of India's economic boom to scale up its companies to global levels, said Mr Anand Mahindra, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry. The 49-year-old, one of India's best-known industrialists, told The Business Times that local businesses should be bold in
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      40 32 m What a laugh Dilbert /Scott Adams THEN HE GAVE HIMSELF SOfAE STOCK OPTIONS AND WENT TO BUY A HUttfAER. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE HUGE EXPENSE, OUR CEO QUIPPED, "HA HA HA! EAT f*\UD AND DIE!* m
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      906 34  -  Is the Heavenly King and Queen pop phenomenon over? By Chang May Choon Wendy Teo changmc@sph. com.sg/teowyw@sph. com. sg 4 HEAVENLY KINGS (above) Andy Lau, Leon Lai, Aaron Kwok and Jacky Cheung were the original Heavenly Kings. While their title remains in people's memories, it's probably due
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      293 34 "Heavenly Queen Palace" With four female pop queens under the same roof, it's no wonder that Warner Music has earned the label Tian Hou Gong, or Heavenly Queen Palace. Ms Kathleen Tan, managing director of Warner Music Singapore, said the term was coined by the Taiwanese media
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      497 35  -  HEAVENLY KING IN SEARCH OF A MUSICAL IN WHICH HE'LL SHINE By Wendy Teo teowyw@sph. com.sg ISAARONKwoka falling star? Is his time in the celestial galaxy running out? Aaron's singing career is at a crossroads, with his album sales said to approach the
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      383 37 PRIME-TIME TV This quirky detective on you with typically droll banter between Monk and his personal nurse Sharona (Bitty Schram), and, as usual, is interrupted by word of a suspicious death. This time, at the alma mater of Monk's late wife, he poses as a substitute teacher to sniff out
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      179 37 Highlights Snow Falling On Cedars Channel i, I Opm Kazuo, a Japanese-American fisherman, is suspected of murdering his neighbour. The town's newspaperman, jilted by Kazuo's wife, may have the information to acquit him. Stars Ethan Hawke, Rick Yune. Sonic Impact Channel 5,7.30pm Enroute to jail aboard a commercial airliner, a
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      431 46  -  Eight-year-old grey comes from long last to capture $650,000 Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup By; Tan Thean Loom loon@sph.com.sg HE HAS not gone beyond 2,000 m and, at eight years of age, not many gave him much chance in yesterday's RM1.35 million ($650,000) Yang Di Pertua
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      251 46 WOW! What a way to wind up yet another successful season. Although assured of his third successive jockeys' championship title in Malaysia a long way out, Azhar Ismail still produced three winners at Penang yesterday in addition to a double last Saturday.
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      107 46 FINAL TALLY FOR 2003 (MALAYSIA) 1st 2nd 3rd M Breukelen (above) 46 38 36 L Khoo 32 26 27 B Broqan 31 45 26 SB Tan 29 26 19 F Nathan 28 12 21 R Lines 27 33 24 KL Chong 27 24 15 S Liew 23 20
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      101 46 1st 2nd 3rd I Azhar (above) 61 48 29 V Sivan 41 24 35 SH Lee 28 19 16 B Woodworth 26 33 32 KLOo 25 27 26 B Shahrul 23 12 12 M Wepner 22 29 32 KT Cheng 22 27 16 RLim 22 25 26 LSofhan
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      1092 47 GOING: GOOD DOUBLE DELIGHT: The Jockeytrainer partnership of Oo Khuang Liang (above) andSennett Ho (below) take Race 5 with Minnale Magic and Race 9 with Kiko's Love at their Penang base yesterday 7 SOHANSON 55 (26-5) lAzhar (3) 3 2 1 (483) 9 TRUE ARISTOCRAT 55
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      183 47 Reuters BINDAREE, last year's Aintree Grand National winner, galloped through the mud to land the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow last Saturday. It was Bindaree's first success in 10 races since his Aintree win 20 months ago. Ridden by Welshman Carl Llewellyn, the 10-1 chance
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      417 48 EXCLUSIVE STAR despatch Button ne s. v flnnrf&rrffvrtTlKt Iftr.h I Left-Back: Roberto Carfos He's been the best left-back in the world for years now. And he still keeps improving. We all know about the quality of his left foot. But his energy and determination are
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      838 49 Striker our priority but we won't be held to ransom SIR Alex Ferguson has mapped out Manchester United's battle-plan for the crucial second phase of the season. Last night he declared: "I have to get some help for Ruud van Nistelrooy." But the Old TrafTord chief gave
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      113 49 FERGUSON is playing cagey about the striker he wants to pick. "I think it's fair to say we are looking for someone who hasn't played in Europe but that's all I'm saying," he said. "We'll have to see what happens when the
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      537 49 ...MORE FROM FERGIE DESPITE Rio Ferdinand's impending ban, Ferguson's New Year court battle with racehorse giant John Magnier over breeding rights for the horse Rock of Gibraltar and a tough three-way tussle with Arsenal and Chelsea for the Premiership title, the United boss has
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      888 50 ENGLISH DIVISION ONE DERBY O NORWICH 4 PA Sport. NORWICH City moved six points clear in the English First Division yesterday with an emphatic 4-0 win at Derby County. Nigel Worthington's side, beaten in last season's Playoffs, cruised to victory with goals from Craig Fleming,
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        539 51 SOUTHAMPTON v ARSENAL PA Sport. ARSENE Wenger (right) is wary of tonight's trip to St Mary's where he fears Southampton's urge for revenge could put in jeopardy his side's 18-match unbeaten run. The Gunners are returning to the scene of one of only six defeats
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        263 51 SOL Campbell has made it clear that he wants to finish the remainder of his career at Arsenal. The England defender has 18 months left on his contract but it was revealed that Highbury manager Arsene Wenger has already initiated contract negotiations. "It's early
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        1726 52 o p t a index Portsmouth's Jason Roberts gets the better of Chelsea's first goalscorer Wayne Bridge at Stamford Bridge. home away PWOL F AW D IF AGDPt 1 HaaUtt 19 B 1 1 24 7 7 0 2 14 6 25 46 2 Ananal 18 7
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        311 53 BOLTON 2 (Bruno N'Gotty 35, Ivan Campo 54) LEICESTER 2 (Marcus Bent 18, Les Ferdinand 90) Crowd: 28,353 PA Sport. LEICESTER manager Micky Adams paid tribute to 37-year-old striker Les Ferdinand (left) after he secured a point at Bolton. The Wanderers seemed to be heading for
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        642 53 AFP, PA Sport. NEWCASTLE 0 BLACKBURN 1 First the bad news for Blackburn: Their Scotland midfielder Barry Ferguson (above, being carried off) is out for the rest of the season after fracturing his kneecap in the match. "If you've watched us over the last few
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        532 54 ...but Pleat still upbeat his side can survive the drop TOTTENHAM 0 CHARLTON 1 (Carlton Cole 69th min) Crowd: 34,534 PA Sport. A defiant David Pleat has delivered an upbeat verdict on his Tottenham side. This, despite a fifth successive defeat which condemned
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        233 54 AFP. DAVID Pleat's team had a host of opportunities to win the match but they were unable to get past the impressive Dean Kiely in the Charlton goal. The only goal of the game came when Carlton Cole met Paolo di Canio's corner with a header
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        236 55 CHELSEA 3 (Wayne Bridge 65th min, Frank Lampard 73, Geremi 82) PORTSMOUTH 0 Crowd: 41,552 CHELSEA turned on the style with three fabulous goals against Portsmouth to make up for their 4-2 Boxing Day defeat to Charlton. Wayne Bridge broke the deadlock with his first Premiership goal for
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        606 56 MAN CITY 2 (Nicolas Anelka 30th min penalty, Robbie Fowler 90) LIVERPOOL 2 (Vladimir Smicer 66, Dietmar Hamann 80) Crowd: 47,201 AFP. THIS year's end, Gerard Houllier's past has come to haunt him again. His former Liverpool strikers, Robbie Fowler and Nicolas Anelka, scored
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        393 56 PA Sport MANCHESTER City boss Kevin Keegan heaped praise on a fully-fit Robbie Fowler. This after the former Liverpool striker's last-gasp leveller denied his old club an unlikely win. Fresh from his goalscoring efforts against Birmingham on Boxing Day, Fowler turned in another whole-hearted
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        266 57 MIDDLESBROUGH 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 flfe first booking was rrcrculous and, going by that, there should have been four or five sent off. The referee made a rod for his own back. The young boy made two tackles and he was sent off. He is not that sort
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        663 58  -  MIDDLESBROUGH 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 (Danny Mills 14th min own goal) Crowd: 34,738 TV VIEW WANG MENG MENG npsporttQspk corns/ THERE were three very lucky men at the Riverside Stadium this morning. Headline writers are going to have a field day punning on scorer Quinton Fortune's name
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        136 58 SIR Alex Ferguson professed his delight with the way his side broke through Boro's miserly defence to stretch their lead at the top of the Barclaycard Premiership table. He said: "I don't think they (Boro) made a chance in the whole match and
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        360 58 PA Sport BORO boss Steve McClaren (left) paid tribute to Man U's central defensive pair of Rio Ferdinand and Mikael Silvestre and said they were the difference between the two teams. But he admitted he was not too disappointed despite seeing his side draw a
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